Driving connection for film-handling apparatus employing removable film magazines



E. M. BERNDT CONNECTION FOR FILM-HANDLING APPARATUS m 1 0 1 e r. a M

2,275,498 DRIVING EMPLOYING REMOVABLE FILM MAGAZINES Original Filed Sept. 2]., 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR EPIC M. BEPNDT AGENT BERNDT 3 Sheets-sheet 2 March 10, 1942.

DRIVING CONNECTION FOR FILM-HANDLING APPARATUS EMPLOYING REMOVABLE FILM MAGAZINES Original Filed Sept. 21, 1938 h INVENTOR EPIC M. BERNDT BY WWW AGENT Marh 10', 1942.

E. M. BERNDT 2,275,498 DRIVING CONNECTION FOR FILM-HANDLING APPARATUS EMPLOYING REMOVABLE FILM MAGAZINES Original Filed Sept. 21, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 FIG-.9

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INVENTOR EE/C M. 552 01- BY WW AGENT UNITED Patented Mar. 10, 1942 Eric M. Berndt, New York, N. Y., assignor, by mesne assignments, to J. A.,Maurer, Inc., a corporation of New York Original application September 21, 1938, Serial No. 231,030. Divided and this application Feb- STATES PATENT OFFICE ruary 28, 1939, Serial No. 258,905

36 Claims.

The present invention relates to driving connections for film-handling apparatus employing removable film magazines, for example, motion picture cameras and sound recorders. It is a division of my application Serial No. 231,030, filed September 21, 1938, and assigned to the same assignee as the present application.

Such film-handling apparatus have associated therewith a suitable reversible actuating mechanism from which drive is transmitted to either of two spindles. These two spindles, which carry film rolls, are rotatably supported either by two single-roll film magazines or by a single tworoll film magazine, the magazines being in either case removably attached to the film-handling apparatus. The film, after having been loaded on one spindle, is unwound from this feed or supply spindle, passes through the film-handling apparatus wherein it is handled, for example, exposed to the action of light, and then is wound or taken up on the other spindle, the take-up spindle.

A common way of establishing a driving connection in such apparatus is to drive the takeup spindle by means of a belt passing over a pulley mounted on the take-up spindle and usually placed on the outside of the magazine; the belt being driven by the actuating mechanism associated with the film-handling apparatus. One disadvantage of this arrangement is the fact that when a magazine is to be attached to the apparatus, it is necessary for the operator to take the belt, hanging loose from the apparatus, and place it over the pulley. In the course of rapid work, the operator may easily forget to attach the belt when changing magazines. The result is that, after operation has been started, the film is not taken up, but accumulates in the apparatus, where it jams, stopping the apparatus and sometimes even breaking delicate parts of its mechanism.

For making double exposures, or for trick work of other sorts, or for other purposes, it is often desirable to wind the film back in the apparatus, and for that purpose it is customary to provide a pulley also on the feed spindle. Hence, in order to wind the film back, the operator must notonly reverse the actuating mechanism, but must also shift the belt from the normal take-up pulley to the normal feed pulley, and when he is ready to resume ordinary operation, the belt must be shifted back again. This repeated shift ing of the belt in addition to reversing the actuating mechanism is another rawback of the belt-driven arrangement.

An object of the inventionis to obviate the disadvantages that are inherent in the beltdriven arrangement. Another object is to provide a removable film magazine, the mere attachment of which to the film-handling apparatus establishes driving connection between one or more spindles rotatably supported by the magazine and the reversible actuating mechanism associated with the apparatus. A further object is to provide in film-handling apparatus employing removable film magazines an improved, efficient, and quiet-running combination of elements, whereby selective driving connection may be established between the actuating mechanism associated with the apparatus and either of a pair of spindles rotatably supported by the removable magazine or magazines, the selection being determined solely by the direction in which the actuating mechanism is operated, so that either spindle may serve as take-up spindle if desired.

To accomplish these objects, there is provided in the film-handling apparatus a driving gear which is rotated by the reversible actuating mechanism, and a shiftable gear which meshes with the driving gear. When the removable magazine or magazines are attached to the apparatus, the shiftable gear is maintained in driving connection with one of the two spindles at one end of its shift by the rotation of the driving gear in one direction and with the other of the two spindles at the other end of its shift by the rotation of the driving gear in the reverse direction, and it shifts automatically when the direction of rotation of the driving gear is reversed.

The selective driving connection between the shiftable gear and either of the two spindles may be established by providing for each Spindle a driven gear which is rotatably supported by the magazine and in driving connection with its associated spindle, and by adapting the shiftable' gear to mesh at one end of its shift with one of the two driven gears or an intermediate gear and at the other end of its shift with the other of the two driven gears or with another intermediate gear, the two intermediate gears being rotatably supported by the apparatus and each meshing with one of the two driven gears.

It is understood that other driving connections than the belt have previously been used or suggested. But these have been relatively complicated and expensive mechanisms involving separate shaft couplings and separate ratchet devices, overrunning clutches, or the like, for each spindle to provide driving connection upon the more satisfactory than arrangements known heretofore.

Other objects and advantages include those which are hereinafter stated or apparent or which are incidental to the invention. The invention will be better understood when the following description is considered with the accompanying drawings of several embodiments thereof more dependable in operation, and generally set forth by way of example, and its'scopewill be pointed out in the appended claims;

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 shows the invention embodied in a filmhandling apparatus employing two removable film magazines, the apparatus being shown in section and the magazines in side elevation.

Figs. 2 and 3 are diagrammatic views of the moving parts shown in Fig. 1, illustrating two different conditions of operation.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the broken line 4-4 of Fig. 1 including in like section certain associated parts of the film-handling apparatus.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the removable film magazines shown in Fig. 1 with a cover plate, a rotating disk and a block added.

92 is fixed to a shaft 90 which is rotatably sup- .1

ported in any convenient manner by the casing 9| of a film-handling apparatus, and which is rotated by the reversible actuating mechanism associated with the apparatus (not shown). An

arm 93 of suitable shape and configuration is pivotally mounted at its one end to shaft 90, that is, to the center of rotation 90 of gear 92. At its other end, arm 93 carries mounted for rotation a gear 05 which continuously meshes with gear 92. Thus, gear 95 is adapted to act as a planetary gear with respect to gear 92.

Two removable film magazines I and I M are provided, each capable of housing a single film roll and having centered in, and rotatably supported by, it a spindle I02, I93, respectively. Spindles I02 and I03 may be conveniently alike and provided, inside of the magazine, with the customary hub and key arrangement for carrying the cores on which the film is wound. Gears I00 and I are pinned to spindles I02 and I03, respectively, and mesh with gears I00 and I01, respectively, which are rotatably supported by magazines I00 and IOI, respectively. Gear trains I00 and I00, and I05 and I01, may conveniently be placed on the outside of magazines I00 and IIIII, respectively, so as to extend from spindles I02 and I03 toward the bases IIO and III of the magazines, as shown in Fig. 1. Bases H0 and III may fit into overhanging lips H2 and H3,

H5, pivoted at H5 and II! to casing 9!, may hold magazines I00 and IOI in position on casing 9|, or any other suitable means for securing magazines I00 and IOI to casing 0| may be provided.

The relative arrangement of the parts shown and described hereinabove is such that, when magazines I00 and NH are attached to the filmhandling apparatus, as shown in Fig. 1, planetary gear 95 is adapted to fit into mesh with either gear I06 or gear I01. When, therefore, after the attachment of the magazines to the apparatus, the actuating mechanism is started so as to rotate driving gear 92 through shaft 90 in a clockwise direction, planetary gear 95 automatically shifts to the right into the position shown in Fig. l, in which it is in mesh with gear I05 (if it is not already in that position). Driving connection is thus established through gears 95, I00, and I04, between driving gear 92 and spindle I02, and spindle I02 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction, so that it takes up film loaded on spindle I03 and threaded in a suitable manner (not shown) through the film-handling apparatus. At the same time, planetary gear 95 is entirely clear of gear I01, so that spindle I00 is free to rotate and to unwind film. The parts are thus disposed and operating as shown in Fig. 2.

If now it is desired to wind film in the opposite direction, all that the operator need do, so far as the take-up is concerned, is to reverse the actuating mechanism, whereupon driving gear 92 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction. Upon such reversal of the direction of rotation of gear 02, gear 95, being a planetary gear, automatically shifts from its right-hand to its lefthand position into mesh with gear I01, and gear I06 is left clear. Through gears 95, I01, and I05, driving connection is now established between driving gear 92 and spindle I03 so as to rotate spindle I03 in a clockwise direction. The film respectively, on casing 9|, and clamps H4 and is now taken up on spindle I03, and spindle I02 is free to unwind film; the condition of the parts being as shown in Fig. 3.

When either spindle I02 or spindle I03 is feeding, the associated gears I04 and I05 or I05 and I01 rotate and, by reason of their frictional loss, provide a slight drag on the feeding spindle. This drag beneficially counteracts any tendency of that spindle to spin and to unwind film too quickly, whereby the film might jam and be scratched or otherwise injured inside of the filmhandling apparatus. Thus, special devices for the prevention of spinning of the feeding spindle may be dispensed with.

As stated previously, planetary gear is rotatably carried by arm 90. Hence, when gear 95 is in a central position between gears I00 and I01 at the start of the driving operation, it might simply rotate and not shift to the desired position. Provision, therefore, must be made that gear 95 begins to turn only after it has fitted into mesh with either gear I05 or I01, for example, by placing a spring friction washer I20 on the screw I2I or other means by which planetary gear 95 is rotatably supported on arm 93. Stops I22, I22, limit the shift of arm 93 when gear 95 is appropriately in mesh with either gear I06 or gear I01, and so prevent binding.

In the particular example of Fig. 1 gears 92, 95, and I04 to I01, are shown as being different in size. However, gears 92, 95, and I04 to I01, may also be equal in size, or any other variation in size and number of the gears may be chosen,

andwill depend chiefly upon the dimensions and arrangement of the magazines and upon the speed at which drive is tobetransmitted to spindles I02 and I03 from the actuating mechanism. Furthermore, gear I05 and spindle I02, and gear I01 and spindle I03, need not be in driving connection through gears I04 and I05, respectively,

but may be connected through a belt arrangement, for example, such as is shown in Fig. 9 of my co-pending application Serial No. 231,030, of which this application is a division.

Since the film must ordinarily travel through the film-handling apparatus with constant speed,

the rate of rotation of the take-up spindle must decrease as the film builds up on this spindle in order to maintain a constant peripheral film speed. In the commonly used belt-driven arrangement, this variation in speed is achieved by permitting the belt to slip, either by using a resiliently mounted tightening idler for a nonextensible belt, or by using a belt made, for example, of coiled spring wire so that it will stretch and slip whenneeded. Either of these expedients for getting the slippage required maybe employed when the belt arrangement referred to inthe precedingparagraph is used in conjunction with a driving connection according to the present invention. Another way of adapting spindles I02 and I03 to receive slipping drive, if desired, is to mount to each spindle any suitable clutch that will allow for slippage.

In a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, however, a single adjustable clutch is so arranged that slipping drive is provided for spindle I02, or spindle I03, whichever it is desired fiange 59 thereon, whereas washer 51 is slidable.

along shaft 00. That face of washer 51 which is away from gear 56 is engaged by a spring 60, held in compression against the assembly of gear 56 and Washers 52', 53, by a collar 0| adjustably secured to shaft 90 with a set-screw 62, or the like. Gear 56 is engaged by a driving gear 63,

which may be suitably connected to receive drive from the actuating mechanism associated with the film-handling apparatus.

In this manner, a single clutch may provide slippage for either of the spindles of each. of a plurality of pairs of removable film magazines which may be attached to the film-handling apparatus in succession, and thus manufacture of the magazines is simplified and cheapened. Moreover, the particular slipping clutch described in connection with Fig. 4 has proved dependable in practice, and has the advantage of being readily adjustable, either initially or even from time to time, if required, so as to increase or decrease the friction between its working elements.

The drive for gear 63, or for shaft S0 if the single slipping clutch described above is not em ployed, is advantageously derived from the principal motor or other actuating mechanism of the apparatus (not shown), so that the film take-up will be appropriately timed and synchronized with the operation of other film-handling and working parts.

As it is at times desirable to rotate spindle I02 or spindle I03 by hand, for example, in order A gear 56 is rotatably I azine, I00, there may be pinned to spindle I02 a disk 65 provided with suitable apertures 61,

61 to be engaged by the fingers. When spindle I02 or I03 is driven by the actuating mechanism, the disk associated therewith will turn around and thus indicate which spindle is being driven, the driving speed, and so forth.

To protect the gearing against dirt, dust, and the like, cover plates may be fitted fiatwise against magazines I00 and IOI. For example, as shown in Fig. 5, there may be fitted against magazine I00 a cover plate 30 provided with an opening 40 through which gear I00 protrudes slightly, and with another suitable opening in which disk 65 may be fitted in order to be accessible to the operator.

Finally, suitable blocks may be mounted in thecenters of bases H0 and III of magazines I00 and NH. For example, as shown again in Fig. 5, a block dl may be mounted in the center of base H0. Block 4! mayhave appropriate apertures through which the film may enter or I leave the film-handling apparatus, and it may serve to locate the magazine on the apparatus when base H0 is fitted into overhanging lip H2 on casing 9|. 7

It will thus be seen that, when the removable film magazines Hi0 and MI are attached to the casing 9| of .the film-handling apparatus, selective driving connection is established between the actuating mechanism associated with the apparatus, and either spindle I02, rotatably supported by magazine I00, or spindle I03, rotatably supported by magazine IOI, the selection being determined solely by the direction in which the actuating mechanism is operated. This result is achieved by a simple, efficient, and reliable f combination of elements, which consists essentially of the driving gear 02 and the planetary gear 95, rotatably supported by the apparatus,

and the driven gears I06 and I01, rotatably supported by the magazines. These four gears are so arranged that planetary gear 05 ismaintained in mesh with driven gear I00 at one end of its shift by the rotation of driving gear 92 in a clockwise direction and with driven gear I01 at the I other end of its shift by the rotation of driving gear 92 in a counterclockwise direction, and that planetary gear shifts automatically from one drive transmitting position to the other when the direction of rotation of driving gear 02'is reversed.

However, a planetary gear is not the only means by which the selective driving connection according to the invention may be established. Any other gear that shifts automatically when the direction of rotation of driving gear 92 is reversed, may be employed to advantage in the combination characterized in the preceding paragraph. Such a shiftable gear may be provided in various manners, two of which are shown by way of example in Figs. 6 and 7. Except for the such a manner that they mesh with gears I06 and H31, respectively, when magazines I30 and III! are secured to casing 3|. arespaced somewhat apart, and placed between them is a gear 34, which is rotatably carried by an arm 35 and meshes with driving gear 92. Arm 35 is pivoted to casing 9I at a point 36 so as to swing within casing 3| in such a manner that gear 34 shifts in the planeof gears 32 and of its shift when driving gear 92 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction, and it furthermore shifts automatically from one drive transmitting position to the other when the direction of rotation of driving gear 92 is reversed. Thus, with magazines I00 and IUI attached to casing 9|, selective driving connection is again established between the actuating mechanism associated with the apparatus and either spindle I32 or spindle I03. Similar to the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, stops 38, 38, may be provided on both sides of arm 35 to limit its swing when gear 34 is appropriately in mesh with either gear 32 or gear 33 and so to prevent binding, and a spring friction washer 48 may be placed under the head of the screw 49 by which gear 34 is rotatably mounted on arm 35 to prevent gear 34 from spinning before it is in mesh with either gear 32 or gear 33.

In Fig. 7, there is shown in place of gear 34 and the pivoted arm 35 by which it is rotatably and shiftably carried, a gear 33 which is fixedly mounted to a shaft 8|. Shaft BI may alternatively be displaced laterally along, or rotate at the ends of, the slot 82, provided in a bracket or the like 83, and may be supported, on the rear side of gear 80, by a corresponding recess (not shown) in the rear wall of casing 9|. If desired, slot'82 and the recess in casing 9| may be slightly curved, as shown for slot 82 in Fig. 7.

Bracket 83 is mounted to casing 9| at suitable points, and the screws 84 and 85 or like mounting means may serve as shafts for gears 32 and 33. The arrangement is such that gear 88, mesh ing with driving gear 92, will shift sidewise into, and be maintained in, mesh with either gear 32 or gear 33, the direction of the shift and the maintenance of the mesh depending upon whether driving gear 92 is rotated in a clockwise or in a counterclockwise direction; the dimensions of slot 82 and of the corresponding recess in casing BI being conveniently such as to allow shiftable gear 30 to mesh appropriately with either gear 32 or gear 33, but at the same time such as to limit the shift to prevent binding.

While planetary gear 95 has been shown in Fig. l and described hereinabove as meshing immediately with the driven gears I03 and H31, respectively, which are rotatably supported by magazines IIIIJ and NH, the shiftable gears 34 and 80 have been shown in Figs. 6 and 7 and described hereinabove as meshing with the intermediate gears 32 and 33, respectively, which are rotatably supported by casing 5H and which, in their turn, mesh with driven gears I33 and ml, respectively. However, intermediate gears 32 and 33 may also be provided when planetary gear 95 is employed as the shiftable gear in the selective driving connection according to the .present invention. This is indicated in a dia- Gears'32 and 33 grammatic manner in Fig. 8 wherein planetary gear 95 meshes with either gear 32 or gear 33, which are both rotatably supported by the filmhandling apparatus, and driven gears I06 and IE1 mesh with gears 32 and 33, respectively, when the magazines are attached to the apparatus.

Since on attachment of the magazines the teeth of gears I33 and I3? initially may abut on rather than engage the teeth of gears 32 and 33, respectively, it is desirable to make provision for insuring that the respective pairs of gears will finally fit into mesh with each other. This may be achieved, for example, by giving to their teeth such a shape that they automatically slide into meshing position if they happen to abut on each other, for example, by making them pointed as shown in Fig. 9. No such provision is necessary where the shiftable gear is adapted immediately to mesh with either driven gear I03 or driven gear I31. It has been pointed out hereinabove that this arrangement is shown by way of example in Fig. 1 with planetary gear 95 as the shiftable gear. But it will easily be understood that, if desired, the shiftable gears 34 and 80, shown in Figs. 6 and 7, may also be adapted immediately to mesh with either driven gear I33 or driven gear IU'I, so that intermediate gears 32 and 33 may also be dispensed with when shiftable gears 34 and 30 are employed in place of planetary gear 95.

Spindles I02 and I33 have been shown in Figs.

1, 5, and 6 to 8, and described hereinabove as being rotatably supported each by a removable single-roll film magazine. However, the selective driving connection according to the present invention may also be employed when the removable means for rotatably supporting the spindles consist of a single two-r011 film magazine. This is illustrated by way of example and in a somewhat diagrammatic manner in Fig. 10 for the driving connection of Fig. 1, and in Fig. 11 for the driving connection of Fig. 8. In Fig. 10, the single removable film magazine I33 rotatably supports the two spindles I3! and I32, each of which has associated with it a train of gears I33, I35, and I31, and I34, I35, and I33, respectively. The terminal gears I31 and I38 are somewhat apart, and they are so placed that planetary gear I39 may mesh with either gear I31 or gear I38 when the magazine I33 is attached to the film-handling apparatus I43. In Fig. 11, on the other hand, planetary gear I33 is adapted to mesh with either intermediate gear I'IIJ or intermediate gear III, both of which are rotatably supported by the apparatus I43, and gears I13 and HI mesh with driven gears I31 and I38 when magazine I30 is attached to apparatus I43.

Magazine I30 may be similar in general appearance and constructional detail to the film magazine shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of my co-pending application Serial No. 231,030, and while in Figs. 10 and 11 there is shown a planetary gear as the shiftable gear of the selective driving connection, it will be easily understood from the foregoing explanation that shiftable gears such as gear 34 of Fig. 6 or gear 30 of Fig. 7 may also be used in embodiments of the invention employing a single removable film magazine.

Finally, film-handling apparatus such as are shown in Figs. 1, 6, and '7,'may also be used in bi-pack work in conjunction with two removable film magazines, each of which may be of the general type shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 9, of my co-pending application Serial No. 231,030 provided, however, that the gears 34 or 8i) of those magazines are not shiftably mounted but journaled to the central portions l2 or 12 thereof and in continuous mesh with the adjacent gears 32 and 33, or 86 and 8?, thereon. Then, both spindles of each of the two magazines will either take up or feed, and the selection of the two take-up spindles will be determined solely by the direction in which the actuating. mechanism associated with the film-handling apparatus is tile, means for rotatably supporting said first and second spindle, said supporting means being removably attached to said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus for said apparatus, a first spindle and a second spin- I establishing selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first spindle or said second spindle, said connecting means including a shiftable gear meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in driving connection with said first spindle'at one end of its shiftby the rotation of said driving gear in one direction andwith said second spin-.

die at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

2. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, a reversible driving gearrotatably supported by. said apparatus, a first driven gear and a second driven gear, means for rotatably supporting said first and second driven gears, said supporting means being removably attached to said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus for establishing selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear, said connecting means including a shiftable gear meshing with said driving gear; said shiitable gear being maintained in driving connection with said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

3. Incombination, a film-handling apparatus, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a first driven gear and a second driven gear, means for rotatably supporting said first and second driven gears, said supporting means being removably attached to said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus for establishing selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear; said connecting means including .an arm swinging at one end around a pivot and a third driven gear rotatably supported at the other end of said arm andmeshing with said driving gear, said third driven gear being maintained in driving connection with said first driven gear at one end of the swing of said arm by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of the swing of said arm bythe rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction, and said arm swinging automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

4. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a first driven gear and a second driven gear, means for rotatably supporting said first and second driven gears, said supporting means being removably attached to said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus for establishing selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear; said connecting means including a shaft, means supporting said shaft alternatively for lateral displacement or rotary movement, and a third driven gear fixedly mounted on said shaft and meshing with said driving gear, said third driven gear being maintained in driving connection with said first driven gear at one end of the lateral displacement of said shaft by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of the lateral displacement of said shaft by the rotation of said driving gear in the. reverse direction, and said shaft being laterally displaced automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

5. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a first driven gear and a second driven gear, means for rotatably supporting said first andsecond driven gears, said supporting means being removably attached to said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatusfor establishing selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear; said connecting means including an arm pivoted at one end to the center of rotation of said driving gear and swinging around said pivot and a third driven gear rotatably supported at the other end of said arm and meshing with said driving gear, said third driven gear being maintained in driving connection with said first driven gear at one end of the swing of said arm by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of the swing of said arm by the rotation of i said driving gear in the reverse direction, and said arm swinging automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

6. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of removable means which rotatably support a first spindle and a second spindle, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus for establishing selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first spindle or said second spindle when said supporting means are attached to said apparatus, said connecting means including a shiftable gear meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being adapted to be maintained in driving connection with said first spindle at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second spindle at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

7. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of removable means which rotatably support a first driven gear and a second driven gear, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus for establishing selective driving connection between saiddriving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear when said supporting means are attached to said apparatus, said connecting means including a shiftable gear meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being adapted to be maintained in driving connection with said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotationof said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

8. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of removable means which rotatably support a first driven gear and a second driven gear, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus and adapted to establish selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear when said supporting means are attached to said apparatus; said connecting means including an arm swinging at one end around a pivot and a third driven gear rotatably supported at the other end of said arm and meshing with said driving gear, said third driven gear being adapted to be maintained in driving connection with said first driven gear at one end of the swing of said arm by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of the swing of said arm by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction, and said arm swinging automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

9. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of removable means which rotatably support a first driven gear and a second driven gear, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus and adapted to establish selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear when said supporting means are attached to said apparatus; said connecting means including a shaft, means supporting said shaft alternatively for lateral displacement or rotary movement, and a third driven gear fixedly mounted on said shaft and meshing with said driving gear, said third driven gear being adapted to be maintained in driving connection with said first driven gear at one end of the lateral displacement of said shaft by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of the lateral displacement of said shaft by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction, and said shaft being laterally displaced automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

10. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of removable means which rotatably support a first driven gear and a second driven gear, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, and connecting means supported by said apparatus and adapted to establish selective driving connection between said driving gear and either said first driven gear or said second driven gear when said supporting means are attached to said apparatus; said connecting means including an arm pivoted at one end to the center of rotation of said driving gear and swinging around said pivot and a and said arm swinging automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

11. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, two film magazines removably attached to said apparatus, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a first driven gear rotatably supported by one of said magazines, a second driven gear rotatably supported by the other of said magazines, and a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reversedirection and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

12. In combination, a film-handling apparatus; two film magazines removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus; a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism, in the reverse direction; a first spindle and a first driven gear in driving connection with said first spindle, said first spindle and said first driven gear rotatably supported by one of said magazines; a second spindle and a second driven gear in driving connection with said second spindle, said second spindle and said second driven gear rotatably supported by the other of said magazines; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear, said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed; and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism through said gears selectively to either said ;first spindle or said second spindle a slipping drive.

13. In combination, a film-handling apparatus; two film magazines removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus; a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism, in the reverse direction; a first driven gear rotatably supported by one of said magazines; a second driven gear rotatably supported by the other of said magazines; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear, said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed; and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism to said driving gear a slipping drive.

14. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, a film magazine removably attached to said apparatus, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a first driven gear and a second driven gear rotatably supported by said magazine, and a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second-driven gear at the other end of its shiftby the'rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

15. In combination, a film-handling appara tus; a film magazine removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus; a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism, in the reverse direction; a first spindle, a first driven gear in driving connection with said first spindle, a second spindle, a second driven gear in driving connection with said second spindle, said spindles and said driven gears rotatably supported by said magazine; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear, said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first driven gear at 0ne.end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction. and shifting automatically when said e1 actuating mechanism is reversed; and means. for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism through said gears selectively to either said first spindle or said second spindle a slipping drive.

16. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, a film magazine removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus; adriving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism, in the reverse direction; a first driven gear and a second driven gear rotatably supported by said magazine; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear, said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first driven gear atone end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other endof its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed; and means for making the drive trans mitted from said actuating mechanism to said driving gear a slipping drive.

17. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of two removable film magazines one of which rotatably supports a first driven gear and the other a second driven gear,a reversible driving gear, and a shiftable gear meshing with said driving gear; said driving and shiftable gears being rotatably supported by said apparatus, and said shiftable gear. being adapted to be maintained in meshwith said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear inthe reverse direction when said magazines are attached to said apparatus, and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

18. In combination a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of two removable film magazines one of which rotatably supports a first driven gear and the other a second driven gear, a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus, a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism in the reversedirection, a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear, and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism to said driving gear a slipping drive; said shiftable gear being adapted to be maintained 1111 mesh with said first driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one; direction and with said second. driven gear at the other end of the shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction adapted for the attachment of a removable film magazine which rotatably supports a first driven gear and a second driven gear, a reversible driving gear, and a shiftable gear meshing with said driving gear; said driving and shiftable gears being rotatablysupported by said apparatus, and said shiftable gear being adapted to be maintained in mesh with said firstdriven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second driven gearat the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction when said magazine is attached to said apparatus, and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

20. Incombination, a film-handling apparatus adaptedfor the attachment ofa removable film driven gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and second gears havepointed teeth. a

with said second driven gear at the other end'of its shift by the rotation of saiddriving gear in the reverse direction when said magazine. is attached to said apparatus, and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed.

21. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, two film magazines removably attached to said apparatus, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a first driven gear rotatably supported by one of said magazines, a second driven'gear rotatably supported by the other of said magazines, a first gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said first driven gear, a second gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said second driven gear, and a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

22. The combination of claim 21, in which said first and second driven gears and said first and second gears have pointed teeth.

23. In combination, a film-handling apparatus; two film magazines removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus; a driving gear rotatably supported .by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism in the reverse direction; a first spindle and a first driven gear in driving connection with said first spindle, said first spindle and said first driven gear rotatably supported by'one of saidmagazines; a second spindle and a second driven gear in driving connection with said second spindle, said second spindle and said second driven gear rotatably supported by the other of said magazines; a first gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said first driven gear; a second gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said second driven gear; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed; and means for making the drivetransmitted from said actuating mechanism through said gears selectively to either said first spindle 01' said second spindle a slipping drive.

24. The combination of claim 23, in which said first and second driven gears and said first and 25. In combination, a film-handling apparatus; two film magazines removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus; a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by saidactuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism in' the reverse direction; a first driven gear rotatably supported by one of said magazines; a second driven gear rotatably supported by the other of said magazines; a first gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said first driven gear; a second gear rotatably supported by said? apparatus and meshing with said second driven gear; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said. driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation ofsaid driving gear in the reverse direc' tion and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed; and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism to said driving gear a slipping drive.

26. The combination of claim 25, in which said first and second driven gears and said first and second gears have pointed teeth.

27. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, a film magazine removably attached to said apparatus, a reversible driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a first driven gear and a second driven gear rotatably supported by said magazine, a first gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said first driven gear, a second gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said second driven gear, and a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed.

28. The combination of claim 2'7, in which said first and second driven gears and said first and second gears have pointed teeth.

29. In combination, a film-handling apparatus; a film magazine removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said aparatus; a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism in the reverse direction; a first spindie, a first driven gear in driving connection with said first spindle, a second spindle, a second driven gear in driving connection with said second spindle, said spindles and said driven gears rotatably supported by said magazine; a first gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said first driven gear; a second gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said second driven gear; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed; and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism through said gears selectively to either said first spindle or said second spindle a slipping drive.

30. The combination of claim 29, in which said first and second driven gears and said first and second gears have pointed teeth,

31. In combination, a film-handling apparatus, a film magazine removably attached to said apparatus; a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus; a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus androtated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism in the reverse direction; a first driven gear and a second driven gear rotatably supported by said magazine; a first gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said first driven gear; a second gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said second driven gear; a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing I with said driving gear; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of saiddriving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed; and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mech driving gear; said driving, first, second, and

shiftable gears being rotatably supported by said apparatus, said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction andshifting automatically when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed, and said first gear being adapted to mesh with said first driven gear and said second gear being adapted to mesh with said second driven gear when said magazines are attached to said apparatus.

34. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of two removable film magazines one of which rotatably supports a first driven gear and the other a second driven gear, a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus, a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism in the reverse direction, a first gear and a second gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear, and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism to said driving gear a slipping drive; said shiftablegear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of the shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said actuating mechanism is reversed, and said first gear being adapt--,

ed to mesh with said first drivengear and said second gear being adapted to mesh with said second driven gear when said magazines are attached to said apparatus.

35. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of a removable film magazine which rotatably supports a first driven gear and a second driven gear, a reversible driving gear, a first gear, a second gear, and a shiftabie gear meshing with said driving gear; said driving, first, second, and shiftable gears being rotatably supported by said apparatus, said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at theother end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically, when the direction of rotation of said driving gear is reversed,and said first gear being adapted to mesh with said first driven gear and said second gear being adapted to mesh with said second driven I gear when said magazine is attached to said apparatus.

36. In combination, a film-handling apparatus adapted for the attachment of a removable film magazine which rotatably supports a first driven gear and a second driven gear, a reversible actuating mechanism associated with said apparatus, a driving gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and rotated by said actuating mechanism in one direction and, upon reversal of said actuating mechanism in the reverse direction, a first gear and a second gear rotatably supported by said apparatus, a shiftable gear rotatably supported by said apparatus and meshing with said driving gear, and means for making the drive transmitted from said actuating mechanism to said driving gear a slipping drive; said shiftable gear being maintained in mesh with said first gear at one end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in one direction and with said second gear at the other end of its shift by the rotation of said driving gear in the reverse direction and shifting automatically when said i actuating mechanism is reversed, and said first gear being adapted to mesh with said first driven gear and said second gear being adapted to mesh with said second driven gear when said magazine is attached to said apparatus.

ERIC M. BERNDT. 

